Chocolate made me a better person. Really. It has special powers. I’ve always known that, but I didn’t realize just how special until I used it to control my attitude and mood for three days straight. Let me explain.You all know I can be a little neurotic. Well, I get extra neurotic before a vacation […]
I watch my 5 and 7 year olds use their imaginations all the time. They create wonderful stories, images and experiences using only their minds. They delight themselves. This is how they grow and learn and live life. Why not me? Growing up meant getting “smarter” and knowing more, but so much of what I […]
I did a little research on what people think great leadership consists of and not everyone has the same list. I’ve been getting a little flack for how “intense” and demanding my definition is, but everything special or extraordinary I ever produced in my life came on the heels of some sort of dare (usually […]
I was fascinated to watch the different forms of my latest tantrum. I love to work. Heck, I love to overwork, and in my recent incarnation as a “leader with spirit” (a religion-neutral version of the term: spiritual leader), I’ve justified working more than ever. But work can become my justification for anything. Will, my […]
If “God is in the details” why do we avoid the details so much? Maybe it’s because it is so much easier to keep it vague, hope for the best and decide some things are just based on luck, patience, fate or other external, uncontrollable factors. Do you agree or is it just me?In our […]
You are so busted! You know what you did. Or didn’t do. Where you’ve fallen short.Think about it. I’ll wait . . .I hope you’ve had time to reflect and figure it out.This was the single line my youngest daughter (five years old) said to me yesterday: “You are so busted.” Though she was imitating […]
Uh-oh. I am antsy again. I am feeling much better physically, but mentally, still uneasy. (By the way, thanks for all the feedback from the last newsletter. You are all so wise about wellness!) It dawned on me this morning that I don’t like deadlines. Or said better, deadlines drive up “my issues.” For me, […]
I cured myself of being sick. This might be a controversial topic to raise, but it is so very much on my mind that it is hard for me to resist. I had a fever for the four days straight earlier this week and I find the experience fascinating.Part of the Handel method teaches that […]
My writing partner, Katie, and I can both go “manly” with each other fairly quickly. I, without a doubt, “married” her for her cock-y-ness about writing, her talent and arrogance in an area where I can be a notorious chicken. So, I’m thinking it’s pretty fair to say–and she’d agree–that I’m the chick in this […]
1) The Power of a “Purge” The “purge” is one of our most frequently used coaching techniques and it is just what it sounds like. This method helps you get to the root of what’s bothering you and then dig it out from the roots with what we call a “talk back.” 2) How to […]
Are you dreading the approaching holidays because you’re already short on time? There is something you can do about it, but it requires taking an honest look at your relationship to time. If you’re ready for my help, here goes. First, you have no idea how many things you actually are responsible for or intending […]
